The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-07-24
THE QUEENS NAVEE.
Brilliant Display at the
Jubilee Review.
A PRONOUNCED, BIG SUCCESS.
Her Majesty's Inspection of the Fleet
of Thu derers - Americans
Present on the Oecasion.
PRONOUNCED, BIG SUCCESS.
Jubilee Naval Review.


Spithead. The crowds have been i'm
mensely augmented this morning, by
the arrival of innumerabie visitors from
all parts of the country. who came by
special trains from London and other
centres. Good positions for observing
the display are all well occupied. The
weather could not be more favorable,
Their Is bright sun, and light breeze
blowing. Everybody is in holiday at
tire, aud gay dresses and splendid uni
forms give the main thoroughfares
gay appearance. Special trains brought
from London lords of the admiralty.
members of the House of Lords and
Commons, and numoers of representa-
tives of foreign legations.
Minister Phelps travelled in special
saloon coach. He was accompanied by
his wife and Mrs. Lomis. In the same
coach with the American minister were
Robert McLane, minister to France;
Jabes L. NJ Curry, minister to Spain
Henry White, second secretary of the
American legation at London, and his
wife: Lieutenant Chadwick, naval at
| tache of the American legation, and
Mrs. Chadwick; Lieutenant Bucking-
ham, naval attache of the American lie
cation at Paris, and Mrs. Buckingham
Thor as III. Waller, United States Con-.
sui General at London; JOS. Z. Haw-
ley, and Senator Frye. Minister Phelps
and party appeared to thoroughly en-
joy themselves, all being in the best of |
spirits. H l.. Horton and family were |
aboard private yacht. August Jay, |
second secretary of the American lega- |
ton at Paris, Chester A. Arthur, Mrs. |
Frank Leslie and Mr.. Logan Root, were |
also aaoat aboard different craft, Mr.. |
Jay, accompanied by Mr.. Kane, being |
aboard the HeIicor, the rigging Of which
derbilt's yacht, the ALva, was conspic-
uous in the marine procession to Spit
head, and was beautifully decorated
with flags. The scene at Portsmouth
was one of extreme animation, hun
dreds of private craft of all descriptions,
all handsomely decorated and freight
ened with gaily dressed people, being
anchored here. 1t looked like a gigantic
marine picnic. The Bonnie Doom car
RED scores of Americans. The crowds
atoat and ashore were enormous. On
arriving at Portsmouth dock yard the
favored ones embarked on q trooper
appointed to convey them from here
and from southampton to Spithead.
The first troop ships to leave with
guests were two huge Indian liners from |
which excited much ad- !
miration. They were quickly followed i
by others. Numerous large steamers
afforded to the general public an oppor- {
tunity to witness the review from the 6
sea. The vessels participating in the {
pageant as paraderS numbered 129 pen
nants and included three squadrons,
lronclads and cruisers, aggregating g
vessels, seVenty-fYe torpedo G
ships, divided into five 1otillas, six q
brigs and thirteen troop ships. !
Besides these 128 ships under drill, there t
were the imperial and Indian troop /
ships appointed to carry distinguished il
visitors, and the small vessels and dock 7
yard craft allotted to the corporation of v
Portsmouth, all of which were laden
mo briskiy used. The war ships were
irawn up in four lines, facing up the
the starboard column being OPP
oosite the Isle of Wight, the port col
ina being off Portsmouth.
The ships were stationed two cables q
part, the lines being three cables. The y
lotlllas were arranged in double col -
INNS between the port column of the -
ronclads and the main land, and troop I.
hips were placed in single column be 81
Ween the starboard line and the Isle a.
I Wight. This made four lines of q,
essels on one side of the channel and Q!
hree on the other, extending from
outhsea Castle to the Rye Middle Shoal, | a
distance of over two miles. The N
hole scene, surveyed just before 81
clock, when the naval vessels were all n
i place, their decorations fully flung,
nd their crews in holiday pose, private
raft hurrying to good places and null
tudes ashore packing themselves to ~
ee the event of the day, was glorious VI
/ the extreme. Probably no such feet so so
as ever seen before. Nelson's old shin "
ict0ry was conspicuous OBJ - -
ct and her old times echoed again ~
Id again as boat after boat d
sssed her, the full complement cheer
g. More than that, the old boat -
ounted gun or two, and Joined in v
!e salute to the Queen. Shortly after 2
m, when order was perceptible on -
e water, the Euphrdtes, Crocodile and M
dtabGr proceeded to the westward of
'6OTne, and stood in readiness to escort :
e royal yachts, when the Queen en-
rked at 3 o'clock to review the feet.
le Queen left Osborne House a few -
Inutes before 8 o'clock, and went
oaTd the royal yacht Victoria and AZ
T. Her Majesty left the BUOY in
borne Bay promptly at O'Clock.
G was preceded by the Trinity yacht,
= AO4IohSO ny tue IOJ III yGCQLS- OSBORNE
d Alberta, and the ships EncHantress,
'lic}n, EuphratcS, Crocodile and
tldbCr. The procession proceeded
aight to its destination and passed
tween the lines leaving the coast
tense ships, guns and torpedo boats
the port hand. After proceeding as
as Horse Elbow buoy, the Vicf5riq
d Albert turned to the starbosrd.
Ssed between the two columns of
&c ships forming the a, b. c.
ladrOns and between the lines OF III
elgn ships of war. As Her Majesty
3sed through the lines OF these
Hess war ships each yard being "
nned with brswny tars, a desfening
'er after cheer was sent up from the
y crews to greet their sovereign, but
vas not until the queen had gone
Teen the double lines that the az
at cannon of the big ship IEE
an to thunder forth a royal salute, LIE
n roar that caused the great YES
70 roll and the sea to increase its
wing as snOt after shot came BOOM Ees
over the water. On such vessels G'
~ lau no masts, the turrets, the breast